Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita was 0.0049 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per capita in South Africa is 0.0049 t per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 49.3% on the previous year and up 95.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0052 t per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.002 t per person, in 1961.
South Africa ranks 34th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.002 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0022 t per person | +13.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0025 t per person | +12.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0038 t per person | +52.6% |
| 1965 | 0.004 t per person | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0043 t per person | +9.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0042 t per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0046 t per person | +7.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0041 t per person | -10.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0043 t per person | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0045 t per person | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0049 t per person | +9.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0052 t per person | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0051 t per person | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.005 t per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.005 t per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.005 t per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0047 t per person | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0044 t per person | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0047 t per person | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0051 t per person | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0048 t per person | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0037 t per person | -22.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0042 t per person | +11.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0039 t per person | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0035 t per person | -9.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0029 t per person | -16.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0036 t per person | +21.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0032 t per person | -9.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0034 t per person | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.003 t per person | -11.8% |
| 1992 | 0.003 t per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.003 t per person | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.003 t per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0032 t per person | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0032 t per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0029 t per person | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0034 t per person | +19.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0029 t per person | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0029 t per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0028 t per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0028 t per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0026 t per person | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.003 t per person | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0024 t per person | -21.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0031 t per person | +29.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0027 t per person | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 t per person | -19.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0021 t per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.002 t per person | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0023 t per person | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 t per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0025 t per person | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 t per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0023 t per person | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0022 t per person | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0024 t per person | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0044 t per person | +85.5% |
| 2019 | 0.004 t per person | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0042 t per person | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0047 t per person | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0038 t per person | -19.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0033 t per person | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0049 t per person | +49.3% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0049 t per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0014 t per person, 3.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0049 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 t per person, 18.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +85.5% | 0.0024 t per person | 0.0044 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0035 t per person | 0.002 t per person | 0.0046 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0048 t per person | 0.0043 t per person | 0.0052 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.004 t per person | 0.0029 t per person | 0.0051 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0031 t per person | 0.0029 t per person | 0.0034 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0027 t per person | 0.0021 t per person | 0.0031 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0027 t per person | 0.002 t per person | 0.0044 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0042 t per person | 0.0033 t per person | 0.0049 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More environment data for South Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.4366 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per capita in South Africa?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per capita in South Africa was 0.0049 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0052 t per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 t per person in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 34th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.